Greenhouse construction.



W. H. LUTTON.

GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIGATION FILED APR.27,190B

902,155, Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

WITNESSES IIWENTOR ATTORNEYS.

WILLIAM H. LUTToN, or JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

GBEENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Oct. 27,,Jaioa.

Application filed April 27, 1808. Serial No. 429,860.

To rzlll whom it may concern. I

Be it known that I, VV1LLI.\M H. LUTTON, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Jersc City, in the county of Hudson and State 0 New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Greenhouse Constructions, of which the followin is a. specification, such as will enable those s illed in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the construction of greenhouses, and particularly to the roof and side wall construction; and the object of the invention is to provide an improved construction of this class whereby the eaves will be given a continuous curve so as to prevent snow, ice, sleet or other substances, from collecting thereon.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a. part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a sectional end view of one side portion of a greenhouse and showing my construction, Fig. 2 a perspective view of a metal the greenhouse, Fig. 3 a side view of a curve piece employed in connection with the bracket or support shown in Fig. 2 in order to form a continuous curve at .the eaves between the rafters and the side posts or bars, and Fig. 4 a cross section on the line 4% of Fig. 1.

In the drawing forming part of this specilication, I have shown one side portion of a greenhouse together with one side wall a and cud wall a", Fig. 1 being an interior view, and I have also shown at I) one of the side posts or bars and at 0' one of the rafters, and in the practice of my invention form at r/ a continuous scgnicntal curve hctween lhc ral'tcr I: and the post or side bar 0.

It will he understood, that in practicc, the side and side roof of the greenhouse above the wall a is madc up of a plurality of the side poslsot bars 0, and the plurality of the ral'lers 1: ctpially spaccd, and these side bars or posts are conncclcd at the tops thereof by longitudinal angle bars c. and the rollers c are also conucclcd by longitudinal auglcham f and the form of tho rat'lcrs c in cross scc tion is shown in Fig. 4, and thc space hc lwccn the rafters is tilled in with transparcnt. panels 5 III the usual manner. and the ral'lcrs c are provided with side grooves c by means of which the water of condenser tion is carried down to the sides of the house,

In forming the cave curve at d I provide segmental metal supports it provided at their op osite ends with outwardly direc .d

ears h 'etween which the tops of the s1, 6 bars or posts b and the lower ends of th rafters 0 are secured, and the upper ends 0 V the bars or posts 6 and the lower ends of the rafters c are cut 011 at an inclination, as shown at i, and placed in the segmental metal supports it are so pieces j which are similar incross section to the rafters 0 and between which are laced transparent panels In, and the curve sup ports h are rovided centrally with side ears It which m in holding the parts j in position and screws m are passed through the an le bars 1 and through the ends of the ra ters c and the corres ending ends of the parts 7', and also throng the upper ends of the posts or side bars b and the corresponding endsiof the parts In, and other screws 12. are passed centrally through the parts It into the members 7'.

f In order to provide the curve d by the construction shown, the rafters 0, side posts or bars I) and parts 7' are composed of separate pieces; but it is possible to make these parts of a single piece, and bend said piece so as to prmluce t 1e desired curve at d, and in this case the curved or segmental support IL will be employed to hold the cave portions of the rafters c and posts or bars b in proper position and to maintain a proper curve.

it will he understood that the rafters c and side posts or bars I) and the parts j are composed of wood, but the horizontal an 1e bars 1 which connect said parts rlongitu inally are composed of metal and the end frames of the greenhouse above the walls a and a may he of the usual or any preferred construction, but are preferably provided at thc sidcs and tops with reinforcing bars or poslso.

lly making the eavcs curvcd as shown at (I, I provide means whereby snow, ice, sleet and thc like will not collect at the eaves as is customary with ,ordinary grccuhouse con- Hll'iti'lltlll. and all water or rain caused by mclliug snow. slccl. or ice will run rapidly oll ol thc rool and ovcr the caves.

My invculion is not liuiilcd to the exact dclails of construction hcrcii: hown and described. and various change thcrcin and modifications thercol" may be made, within entally curved the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrifiein its advantages.

Havin r vully described my invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The herein described means for forming a curved eave construction for greenhouses provided with the usual rafters and side posts or bars, comprising separate curved segmental metal brackets or supports secured to the lower ends of the rafters and to the tops of the side bars or su ports, and curved segmental pieces of woo secured to said brackets or sup orts and forming a continuation of the ra ters and connecting the same with the tops of the side bars or osts.

2. The herein described means for orm ing a curved cave construction for greenhouses provided with the usual rafters and side posts or bars, comprising separate curved segmental metal brackets or supports secured to the lower ends of the rafters and to the tops of the side bars or supports, and curved segmental pieces of wood secured to said brackets or supports and forming a con tinuation of the raiters and connecting the same with the tops of the side bars or posts, and transparent panels placed between said curved segmental members' 3. In an eave construction for greenhouses, a. curved segmental bracket provided at its opposite ends with outwardly directed ears b and betiween said ends with outwardly directed ears [L3, and a curved segmental member secured to said bracket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 24th day of April, 1908. v WILLIAM H. LUTTON.

Witnesses: i

M. E. Doom,

C. E. MU'LREANY. 

